The potential for election instability and violence looms large over this year's November 3rd presidential election. There are important indicators that need to be analyzed to indicate the risk of potential protesting and riots that could result in widespread...
Travel Safety for the Traveling Nurse: 5 Important Tips
Travelers have to be prepared for a variety of contingencies. The traveling nurse often goes to unfamiliar states and cities where they live temporarily for at least 3 months. The common pitfalls that traveling nurses or others face when they temporarily move to a new...
Hong Kong: China’s Calculated Move
There has been much turmoil in Hong Kong over the past year. This is because of China's influence in Hong Kong's previously independent legal system. China previously had no authority to arrest people in Hong Kong outside of an extradition warrant. That changed last...
The Not-So-Benevolent Giant: How Huawei Fuels the Case Against Its Role in 5G Network Development
A year ago, I wrote about how skepticism toward the China-based tech giant Huawei is legitimate, and should stay at the forefront of national security considerations. Since then, it seems the world’s largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer cannot seem to...
International Travel in 2020: 7 Tips for Staying Safe
When planning international travel for 2020, it is important to understand the personal safety issues like terrorism, crime and health related concerns that exist around the world. Reviewing precautions to stay safe when traveling out of the country is a necessary and...
Keeping Our Houses of Worship Safe: 5 Steps All Churches Should Take
Church safety continues to be a top priority for many churches, but it is not a priority for all churches; it should be. With more frequency, there are incidents involving churches around the country where violent incidents occur resulting in injury, and too often,...
Turkey and the Kurds: A Complicated History
The Turkish/Kurdish situation is complex and rooted in a difficult history. It goes much deeper than the recent action by President Trump to pull 50+ troops back from Syria’s border with Turkey. The history of the Kurds in Turkey, Syria, Iraq and Iran goes back...
Concerns Regarding International Travel
Counter Threat Group recently participated in the GO Georgia Missions Conference. Along with the many questions we received about Church Safety, there were also questions and concerns about international travel safety. More and more churches are sending members...
Is Huawei Really that Big of a Deal? Yes, it Really is that Big of a Deal
If you’ve read the news at all over the last few months, it’s pretty likely that you have heard Huawei mentioned a lot. As the world’s largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer, it’s no wonder the Chinese company has attracted a lot of attention. Unfortunately...
International Travel in 2019: 7 Safety Precautions
As the spring and summer travel season arrives, it is important to review the safety precautions that Americans should take before traveling out of the United States. We take risks in everything we do, and traveling overseas is no exception. In the post 9/11 era there...
School Violence: How to eat an elephant
The adage, how to eat an elephant could not be more appropriate when addressing the issues and possible solutions to school violence. In case you missed it, in mid-December the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School (MSDHS) final report *from the Public Safety...
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